Earth Day annual Electronics and Appliances Recycling Drive, April 18

Mark your calendar, Saturday, April 18, 8:30-11:30 a.m. for Stockton’s 13^th annual Electronics and Appliances Recycling Drive at the Stockton United Methodist Church parking lot, 708 East Street in Stockton, at the intersection of Highways MO-32 and MO-J. Hosted by the SUMC Go Green Team, Meredith Recycling, Montrose, Mo., will once again park its tractor-trailer and roll-off dumpsters in the SUMC parking lot to receive items listed below—and more.

Most items recycle free of charge: computer towers, keyboards/mice, printers/copiers/fax, laptops, tablets, routers/scanners, cellphones/landline phones, cords and wiring, satellite receivers, VCR/DVD players, gaming systems, radios/stereos/speakers. etc.

Free of charge: small household appliances with a cord or battery, such as: blenders, toasters, curling irons, coffee makers, vacuum cleaners, clocks, toaster ovens, hair dryers, humidifiers, de-humidifiers, etc. Large appliances such as: washers, dryers, refrigerators, microwaves, water heaters, etc.

Clean white pristine EPS foam packaging blocks and coolers (identifiable by small round beads molded together to form block or shape). Must be pristine clean! Ink and toner cartridges (all sizes). Crayons, pencils, markers, pens, highlighters. NO LIGHT BULBS!

Recycle for a small donation: all small batteries, rechargeable and not; CDs/DVDs (NO cassettes or VHS tapes); flash drives.

Meredith collects fees for items that require special handling or processing: $20 for each plasma or LCD TV/monitor; $25 for each CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor and CRT TV less than 26” diagonal; $30 for each rear projection TV and CRT TV greater than 26” diagonal. Fees pass directly to the companies that extract toxic substances. Cash only, please.

Meredith also shreds components that contain personal information at their facility in Montrose. The shredder is too large and cumbersome to transport to our drive.

Our community can be proud of recycling almost 37 tons of electronics and appliances at our last five drives.

The SUMC Go Green Team is a highly motivated small group that acts to renew God’s good creation based on their faith. They welcome others who share this calling.

Drive organizers: Go Green Team members Kim Jasper and Mary Anne Manring.

Clean out your house and outbuildings and bring all of the items listed. Follow traffic flow directions and stay in your vehicle while Go Green volunteers unload your things. If you have questions about recycling other items not listed, call the church office, (417) 276-4717.